The best co2 pistol

[chris666]

Hi guys i'm after a co2 pistol new or s/h upto £200
whats the best/worst ? must be 177 pellett no bb's
i have seen the desert eagle blow back & quite like the look but it gets mixed reports
or the beretta 92
it will be used for plinking at home & on the club range

thanks chris

[M500dpp]

I have the berretta and recommend it - accurate and powerful enough with a good multishot magazine. I also have a colt bb, total waste of time, very inaccurate and no power at all.......

[derekm]

Umarex S & W 6" if you want a decent pretty accurate sport pistol. Tau 7 target pistol for pure accuracy.

[blooregard]

The Desert Eagle is awful. It looks bad and it shoots badly. Mine was passed on quickly. I am not a fan of the fake automatics so I would go with the S&W if you can live with the cylinder.

I much prefer BBs in a CO2 gun though. Less accurate granted, but more fun and power is not something you should worry too much about with the majority of CO2 pistols, just concentrate on having fun.

EDIT: In answer to your title question, I don't think there is a "best" CO2 pistol, but there are many that people prefer.

[Bazmati2020]

Agreeing on the S&W 6", fantastic piece of kit, accurate too.

Get a few spare mags as easy to fire quick

[harvey_s]

Depends whats important to you really....multi-shot? real steel lookalike? decent trigger? acuracy? power?
All of the Umarex offerings are much of a muchness although the S&W would be my choice of these as well especially with its 10 shots vs. all the others 8 shots with the 1911 coming a close 2nd (although the grip safety irritates me, but can be pinned).
The Walther is pretty good as well.
The Beretta has reputation for having a slightly heavier trigger, but I've not tried one myself.
£200 puts you within reach of some fairly decent European guns and collectables as well.
Custom Crosman 2240's are another possibilty...

[gingernut]

I like my Desert Eagle.
It is very accurate and powerful.
Just uses a lot of gas.

However if you want a really good new pistol around £200 have a look at the Crosman 2300 T.
Single shot but long range and a proper pistol not a fat replica of a real gun.

[short-carabine]

I like my Desert Eagle.
It is very accurate and powerful.
Just uses a lot of gas.

However if you want a really good new pistol around £200 have a look at the Crosman 2300 T.
Single shot but long range and a proper pistol not a fat replica of a real gun.

Seconded on the DE- it is a "marmite" gun, but accurate with a good punch to it. The 2300T is a very nice piece of kit- haven't got one, but have had a go with one. Very nice!

[tinbum]

A secondhand Rohm twinmaster trainer. Simples!

[magicniner]

Don't discount the Drulov DU-10, they do turn up from time to time in your price range, 6 shot, semi-auto match pistol
ATB,
Nick

[Bjacobs571]

If you put 6 pellets into a Drulov they generally still only fire 5 times there will be a double shot somewhere along the line. The were designed for practising rapid fire which is strings of 5 shots.

[chris666]

Thanks for the info guys
just googled the pistols & the s&w looks good
also love the rohm but s/h still looking at £280 (GUNSTAR)
may have to wait untill near christmas when people start selling
thanks again chris

[tinbum]

Thanks for the info guys
just googled the pistols & the s&w looks good
also love the rohm but s/h still looking at £280 (GUNSTAR)
may have to wait untill near christmas when people start selling
thanks again chris

That one is overpriced. I had one for sale last week with ambi combat grip, scope rail, red dot and laminate target grip with 30 co2 and pellets still boxed for £250. Keep a look out for a standard one, it should be in budget, but if you can find a Drulov? Omg, what a gun!

If you want a replica then umarex are ok, ive had some, theyre fun, but not a patch on real air pistols.

[Dave1943]

I have a Walther CP99, and it is a very accurate pistol, the only thing I have against it, is that you cannot cock the hammer like the CP88 or the Beretta 92, and squeezing off a shot instead of cocking the slide, is a bit heavy, though when going for ally cans, two-handed it's easy enough, single-handed tends to be a bit heavy. But it fits my hand perfectly and it's very easy on the gas, I'm getting about a hundred shots per fill, before I start going for close-up cans and then about two mags worth and that's it, it's too low then. I'm certainly not complaining about that, it's a great fun gun and seriously addictive!

[loiner1965]

not read this thread as i know the answer.......crosman 600